Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero. W. P. Kinsella More Quotes by W. P. Kinsella More Quotes From W. P. Kinsella I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go with the small presses where there is no money. I was lucky to have been in the right place and time for many years. W. P. Kinsella kings years thinking It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present. W. P. Kinsella roger eras past Use your imagination. Trust me, your lives are not interesting. Don't write them down. W. P. Kinsella imagination writing interesting Found a good voice and took advantage of it. Each of my specialties was like a prospector discovering a vein of gold. I worked each until the vein was exhausted. W. P. Kinsella veins voice gold Any game becomes important when you know and love the players. W. P. Kinsella player games sports I don't have time to read nonfiction. W. P. Kinsella nonfiction At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days. W. P. Kinsella houston track play In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists. W. P. Kinsella quarters tourists made Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions. W. P. Kinsella description grades plot My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio. W. P. Kinsella dad games children The Great Gatsby, the finest novel ever written. W. P. Kinsella finest written novel I've played [Scrabble] tournaments for about 20 years. My daughter, Erin, who lives with me, also travels to tournaments. While I'm not a top division player, I've won a number of tournaments. W. P. Kinsella daughter player years I lost my wife Barbara to cancer few years ago. I would give whatever time I have left to spend one more day with her. W. P. Kinsella cancer giving years I was lucky to get one good adaptation. Field of Dreams the Musical is lurking in the wings. Hope it will provide my daughters with a ton of money someday. W. P. Kinsella daughter dream wings [Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell only blockbusters and leave the real work to small presses. W. P. Kinsella greed lists real I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages. W. P. Kinsella league dark moving Yogi Berra, Bill Lee, they were irreverent, poked fun at the stodgy owners and managers. W. P. Kinsella bills yogi fun Until Color TV came along, BW TV was too muddy to be enjoyable. W. P. Kinsella enjoyable tvs color Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet. W. P. Kinsella basketball sports two Have never been a minor league fan. W. P. Kinsella minors fans league